The following window appears:
The object attributes which are selected here are related to the objects that can be created using the View 
Toolbars Object attributes (markers, lines, geometric figures, text).
Object attributes
Default colour for an object (Variable SPRINGcolDefault)
Default marking of an object (Variable SPRINGmtypDefault)
Default marker height of an object (Variable SPRINGmhgtDefault)
Default line type of an object (Variable SPRINGltypDefault)
Default line width of an object (Variable SPRINGpenwDefault)
Text attributes
Default text height (Variable SPRINGtxthDefault)
Default text angle (Variable: SPRINGanglDefault)
Default text font and type style: (Variable SPRINGfontDefault), selectable are the fonts: Helvetica, Roman, Courier, Symbol and the type styles: normal, bold, italic, bold italic
The items text font and type style are defined together in the variable SPRINGfontDefault. It has two flags combined in an integer greater or equal than 10.
Meaning of the first digit (text font):
1 = Helvetica
2 = Roman
3 = Courier
4 = Symbol
Meaning of the second digit (type style):
0 = normal
1 = bold
2 = italic
3 = bold and italic
That means, if the variable SPRINGfontDefault has the value “32”, is the text displayed in Courier and italic.
The font Symbol is only possible “normal” (= 40).